Public Notice Of CALEA Re-Accreditation Of The EPD
The Evansville Police Department is scheduled for an on-site assessment as part of a program to achieve re-accreditation by verifying it meets professional standards.
Administered by the Commission of Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies, Inc. (CALEA), the accreditation program requires agencies to comply with state-of-the-art standards in four basic areas: policy and procedures, administration, operations, and support services.
As part of the assessment, agency employees and members of the community are invited to offer comments at a public information session on Wednesday, July 7 beginning at 10:00 a.m. The session will be conducted in the Evansville Police Department Foundation Room at the CK Newsome Community Center, 100 Walnut Street, Evansville.
Agency employees and the public are also invited to offer comments by calling 812-436-4947 on Thursday, July 8 between the hours of 8:00 and 10:00 a.m. Comments will be taken by the Assessment Team.
Telephone comments, as well as an appearance at the public information session, are limited to 10 minutes and must address the Evansville Police Department’s ability to comply with CALEA’s standards. A copy of the Standards is available by calling Captain Scott Doan at the Evansville Police Department Chief’s Complex 812- 436-5776.
Anyone wishing to submit written comments about the Evansville Police Department’s ability to comply with the standards for accreditation may send them to the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement, Inc. (CALEA) 13575 Heathcote Boulevard, Suite 320, Gainesville, Virginia 20155 or email calea@calea.org.
